Politics

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** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 photo, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Democrat, president pro temper of the Senate, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor, attends a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, where he is presented a commemorative coin marking the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Medal of Honor by Congress. Inouye died of respiratory complications, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. He was 88. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Press Secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Carney says the president will engage the American people and lawmakers on the issue of gun violence in the coming weeks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, have been vocal opponents about the narrative of the Obama administration in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the consulate in Libya. (Associated Press)

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Tasha Devoe of Massachusetts joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill on Monday. Curbing gun violence will be a priority of President Obama’s second term, aides say. (Associated Press)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promises “debate about how to change laws and culture that allow violence to grow.” (Associated Press)

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Congratulatory public cards for Rep. Tim Scott’s appointment to the Senate were a favorite of many well-wishers. This one is from the National Republican Congressional Committee. (National Republican Congressional Committee)

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Marion Barry, current D.C. Council member and former mayor, says he will try to pass his measure protecting ex-offenders from discrimination at the council’s final legislative session on Tuesday. He has openly criticized other council members and called out a prominent business leader over the issue. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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“I’m considered the most strategic, brilliant political strategist around — you’ve heard that,” D.C. Council member Marion Barry said in an interview. “And I’ve done that because I know how to say certain things when I say them, don’t say them.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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White House press secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White House in Washington on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Mr. Carney said President Obama in the coming weeks will engage the American people and lawmakers on the issue of gun violence. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Patrick Hand, center, joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Curbing gun violence will be a top priority of President Barack Obama's second term, aides say. but exactly what he'll pursue and how quickly are still evolving. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Tasha Devoe, left, of Lawrence, Mass., joins a march to the National Rifle Association headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Curbing gun violence will be a top priority of President Barack Obama's second term, aides say. but exactly what he'll pursue and how quickly are still evolving. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)